U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N Kansas 91 Colorado 77 Saturday ■ Iowa State 79 □ Oklahoma 100 Kansas St. 73 Texas 75 Sunday Oklahoma St. 85 Missouri 70 AP Top10 Men's Results 1. Massachusetts (13-1) beat Temple 59-58. Next: at Duquesne, Tuesday 3. North Carolina (14-1) beat Virginia Tech 87-76. Next: vs. Florida State, Wednesday. 2. Connecticut (14-0) beat Seton Hall 86-81. Next: vs. No. 6 Syracuse Monday. 4. UCLA{11-1}beat No. 13 Arizona State 85-72.Next:vs.No.21 Stanford 6. Syracuse (14-1) beat Providence 60-59. Next: at No. 2 Connecticut, Monday. 5. Kentucky (12-2) beat Vanderbilt 81-68. Next: vs. Tennessee, Wednesday. 7. Kansas (13-2) beat Colorado 91- 7. Next: vs. Nebraska, Monday. 8. Maryland (13-3) did not play. Next: at North Carolina State, Sunday. 9. Arkansas (15-3) beat South Carolina 88-73. Next: vs, Alabama, Tuesday 10. Geogetown (12-2) did not play. Next: at Villanova, 9a. Friday: Oklahoma 84 Kansas 69 Saturday: Okie St. 81 Kansas 73 Friday - Oklahoma St. 72 ▪ Colorado 67 - Kansas St. 63 ▪ Iowa St. 50 - Nebraska 75 - Missouri 63 Sunday Sunday Colorado 73 Nebraska 55 Missouri 62 Iowa State 63 AP Top10 Women's Results 1. Connecticut (15-0) beat Boston College 79-54; beat Syracuse 89-58. 2. Tennessee (17-1) beat Mississippi pi State 81-58. 3. North Carolina (18-0) beat North Carolina State 71-62; beat Maryland 88-67. Louisiana Tech (14-3) lost to No. Western Kentucky 79-71. 5. Stanford (14-1) beat California 99-65. 6. Colorado (15-2) beat Iowa State 67-50: beat Nebraska 73-55. 7. Texas Tech (18-2) beat Houston 96-65; beat Southern Methodist 80-61. 8. Vanderbilt (15-4) beat Louisiana State 85-33. 9. Western Kentucky (15-0) beat South Alabama 113-45; beat No. 4 Louisiana Tech 79-71. 10. Penn State (13-3) beat No. 16 George Washington 75-64; beat No 19 Purdue 78-64. Kansas freshman forward Raef LaFrentz leaps for a rebound over Colorado freshman guard Leroy Carter. LaFrentz wore a wrap around his shin after being kicked during the Kansas State game. Sean R. Crosier / SECTION B KANSAS KU BASKETBALL game. Sean R. Crosier / KANSAN MONDAY. JANUARY 23, 1995 Kansas starters' benching fuels victory 'Hawks explode with a 16-0 run By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter BOULDER, Colo may sound, Kai Williams hopes that Sean Pearson has a sore groin for the rest of the season. BOULDER, Colo. — Unusual as it may sound, Kansas coach Roy Sean R. Crosier / KANSAN Pearson, a junior forward, had a game-high 26 points along with three HUSKERS NEXT FOR Kansas sophomore guard Jacque Vaughn dives for a loose ball in front of Colorado senior center Ted Allen. Kansas improved its conference record to 3-1 with Saturday's victory in Boulder, Colo. HUSKERS NEXT FOR 'HAWKS: Nebraska invades Allen Field House at 8:35 tonight. blocked shots and four rebounds Saturday in the No. 7 Jayhawks' 91-77 victory over Colorado at the Coors Event Center. Page 5B. Williams said that Pearson's groin injury, which happened during the Kansas-Kansas State game Wednesday, didn't hinder him during Friday's practice. Williams jokingly said that he would try to repeat the injury if it would lead to similar performances from Pearson. Colorado didn't hinder Pearson, either, as he made six of eight three-pointers against the Buffaloes, who fell to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in the Big Eight Conference. Kansas improved to 13-2 and 3-1. "Sean is a feel player getting in rhythm," Williams said. "I thought he really got his rhythm today and knocked the jump shots in. He's been playing very well for us, especially the last six games." which did not please Williams. Pearson has been the Jayhawks' leading scorer in conference play, averaging 19 points a game. The Buffaloales began the game well as Colorado senior center Ted Allen dunked over Kansas senior center Greg Ostertag. Allen's emphatic dunk brought Buffalo fans to their feet as Allen began trash-talking in Ostertag's face for several seconds, "The shot felt great today," he said. "I haven't felt it that much in a long time and I hone it continues." Colorado continued to struggle with Kansas, losing for the 10th consecutive time against the Jayhawks. The Buffaloes shot 36 percent from the floor while Kansas shot 57 percent. Pearson shines against old friend from Chicago "I took those five guys out and had some kind words, or unkind, whichever way you want to talk By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter BOULDER. Colo. — It was one of the few defensive bright spots for Colorado. Kansas junior forward Sean Pearson caught the ball behind the three-point line and shot the ball. But Colorado senior guard Donnie Boyce emphatically blocked the shot into the stands. But Williams was pleased when the Jayhawks outscored Colorado 16-0 during a four and one-half minute stretch in the first half. Most of the points came from fast breaks generated by Kansas' defense. "He told me not to shoot the ball again," Pearson said What made the block special is that Boyce and Pearson are friends, which allowed Boyce to talk to Pearson about the block. Unfortunately for Colorado, Pearson continued to shoot, making 10 of 15 shots from the floor and scoring a game-high 26 points. Boyce twice has been named first team all-Big Eight Conference, was second in the conference last season in scoring with an average of 22.4 points a game, and is a candidate for the 1995 Wooden Award. But the beginning of the second half was not good for the Jayhawks. Colorado outscored Kansas 15-5 to start the second half. After four minutes, a furious Williams took out his starters and inserted five new players. But Boyce was right behind his high-school friend with 25 points. Pearson went to high school at Nazareth Academy, and Boyce attended Proviso East High School, both in the Chicago area. The difference between the two friends' college careers has been Boyce's individual success and Pearson's success as a member of the Kansas Javahaws. "We scored about every trip," Williams said of the run. "I think we scored seven out of nine possessions and that was really good for us." about it, with them," Williams said. "I put five guys in and I thought those five guys did show a little more fire." But for all of Boyce's accolades, he has never been to the NCAA tournament or experienced a winning season as a Buffalo. From there, the Jayhawks had a 12- 0 run that rebuilt Kansas' lead to 68-53 and put Colorado out of reach. Pearson, on the other hand, has been to the tournament twice, the Final Four once and is on a team that has averaged 27 victories the past seven seasons. But on Saturday, Pearson had both the individual and team success. The Buffaloes quickly put out that fire when Colorado senior forward Sande Golgart hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to 55-53. After benching his starters for about two minutes, Williams put them back into the game. "I just challenged them a little bit because we were just standing around out there and at the start of the second half," Williams said. "When I put them back in I thought they were sensational for the next three or four minutes." "Sean Pearson was sensational," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "He took two shots that I didn't like but they went in so I shut up, sat down and clapped on both of them." Kansas 91. Colorado 77 KANSAS(3-1, 13-2) Player fgm/gta tfm/tta tp Pearson 10-15 0-0 26 LaFrentz 3-6 1-4 7 Oostertag 6-8 1-6 13 Vaughn 4-7 8-11 16 Haase 3-9 2-2 10 Thomas 2-4 0-0 5 Williams 2-4 0-0 4 McGrath 0-0 0-0 0 Pollard 3-3 1-3 7 Gurley 1-4 0-0 3 Totals 34-60 13-26 91 COLORADO (1-2, 10-4) COLORADO (1-2, 10-4) Golgart 3-4 4-4 11 Tuck 7-16 2-3 18 Allen 2-8 3-4 7 Higgins 3-8 0-0 6 Boyce 7-21 7-8 25 Carter 0-4 0-0 0 Daniel 0-1 0-0 -0 Edmonds 1-5 0-2 2 Jensen 3-6 2-3 8 Totals 26-73 18-24 77 Halftime Kansas Kansas 10, Colorado 38- point goals Kansas 10-20 (Pearson 6-8, Haase 2-4, Thomas 1-3, Gurley 1-4, Vaughn 0-1) Colorado 7-25 (Boyce 4-11, Tuck 2-6, Golatlan 1-1, Higgins 0-3, Carter 0-3, Jensen 0-1) Rebounds Kansas 47 (Ostergut 10), Colorado 36 (Tuck, Allen, Bovice 6) Aksela Kansas 12 (Haase 8), Colorado 17 (Bovice 5) Attendance 10,513 Matt Flickner / KANSAN Tamara Gracey, far left, and Jennifer Trapp, far right, lose the battle for the rebound to Amy Scales and Gina Shaterkina of Oklahoma State. Oklahoma teams punish Kansas Women's basketball team loses both home games By Jenni Carlson Kansan sportswriter Oklahoma used a strong inside-outside combination Friday against the Jayhawks. Sooner junior forward Etta Maytuby paced Oklahoma with 20 points. She hit four three-pointers, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists in the game. The No. 15 Jayhawks dropped two games this weekend at Allen Field House. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 84-69 on Friday night. Then the Oklahoma State Cowboys downed the Jayhawks 81-73 yesterday afternoon. The losses drop Kansas to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the Big Eight Conference. The friendly confines of home may be looking pretty ugly to the Kansas women's basketball team. "We need to look at it in a positive way," sophomore forward Shelly Canada said of the conference losses. "We can't let things like this hurt us." "She had no consciousness at all," Kansas junior guard Charles Sampson said. Maytubby sparked a 19-2 Sooner run in the When Maytubby was not punishing the hayjawks outside, Oklahoma's post players were. Senior center Mandy Wade and junior center LaNae Jones combined for 33 points, including eight during the Sooners' first-half run. "They had a very balanced attack, both outside and inside," Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said. "They played very well. You can't take anything away from Oklahoma." first half. She hit a three-pointer at the 13:06 mark in the first half, tying the score at 14. In the next 3:56, she scored five more points as Oklahoma pushed to a 30-16 lead. The Jayhawks did not help themselves, either. They committed 26 turnovers. Kansas senior forward Angela Aycock said the team's intensity was not there. "We have to be mentally prepared for 40 minutes of play every time we set foot on the court," said Aycock, who scored a game-high 24 points. "We made a lot of mistakes and they capitalized on every single one of them." Yesterday, the Jayhawks' intensity returned against Oklahoma State. Kansas battled back from an 18-point deficit, 38-56, with 11:24 left in the game. They cut the lead to eight points with 1:45 left to play but got no closer. "With a young team like this, it's just really nice to see different people step up, particularly when your two key players are struggling," Washington said, referring to Aycock and Sampson. Washington said that Kansas sophomore guard Angie Halbleib had outstanding performances in both weekend games. Halbleib scored 12 of her game-high 21 points in the final 2:12 of Sunday's game. Oklahoma State also capitalized on 41 trips to the free throw line, where they made 29 of those shots. Kansas committed a season-high 34 fouls with four players fouling out of the game. Fouls forced Aycock, Sampson, Dixon and Junior forward Keshana Ledet to watch a portion of the game on the bench. Even without those players' services, Washington said there were a lot of bright spots in the ball game. Aycock scored a season-low seven points and did not score in double figures for the first time in 19 games. Sampson, who averaged 16.5 points entering the game, scored eight points against the Cowboys. "I thought the effort overall was just tremendous," she said. "I don't even want to think about the Oklahoma game, but I do want to build on this." KANSAS (3-2,13-4) Player fgm/fga ftm/fta tp Aycock 2-14 2-5 7 Canada 4-6 0-0 8 Trapp 4-8 0-0 8 Sampson 3-7 2-2 8 Moffitz 0-0 0 0 Halibieb 6-15 3-4 21 Dixon 5-12 3-4 13 Ledet 3-4 2-4 8 Scott 0-0 0-0 0 Gracey 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 27-66 12-19 73 Oklahoma State 81, Kansas 73 OKLAHOMA STATE (4-2, 12-4) OAKLAND STATE (4-2, 12-4) 4-7 4-4 13 Scales 4-7 7-10 15 Shaterkina 4-11 3-6 11 York 4-5 4-9 14 Smith 5-9 2-2 14 Chronister 0-1 3-4 3 Wensler 1-2 0-0 2 Roberts 1-3 6-6 9 Boyd 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 23-45 29-41 81 1 1 Haltifine Kansas 31, Oklahoma St. 36 3-point goal goals Kansas 7-16 (Hahleblein 8, Aycock 1-2, Sappson 0-1, Dixon 0-1), Oklahoma St. 6-11 (York 2, Smith 2, 2-Chaffey 6, 1, Roberta 1-1, Chronister 0-1) Rebounds (Shirkerina 13) Avalanche Kansas 13 (Dixon 5), Oklahoma St. 12 (Scales, York 3) Attendance 1, 10 1 - -